{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-31.099","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.099","heading":"PROHIBITION ON CIRCULAR COURSE AROUND INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN WATER ACTIVITIES.","body":"(a) No person may operate a motorboat in a circular course around:\n(1) any other boat or personal watercraft any occupant of which is engaged in fishing, waterskiing, or a similar activity; or\n(2) any person swimming.\n(a-1) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person operating a motorboat in a circular course to retrieve a downed or fallen water-skier or other person engaged in a similar activity.\n(b) No swimmer or diver may come within 200 yards of a sight-seeing or excursion boat except for maintenance purposes or unless within an enclosed area.\nActs 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 236 (H.B. 596), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 236 (H.B. 596), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 4. WATER SAFETY","CHAPTER 31. WATER SAFETY","SUBCHAPTER D. BOATING REGULATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.31.htm#31.099","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"6521ee55ac89c65c45630193d68089344ee54d5e52e3c287f8f9c0d29f57c213","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-31.098","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-31.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}